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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE JANUARY 8, 2008 Five Nights of Oregon Pinot Noir - Part I In that spirit, BrooklynLady and I dug into the ol' wine fridge and sampled five Oregon Pinots from the Willamette Valley. We were looking for some sort of continuity in the wines, though, so we decided to taste wines from the 2004 vintage. I've been a bit neglectful of my Oregon wines lately. Okay, so far so good. | | SLAKED OCTOBER 22, 2008 Pinot Noir Season Innocent "Temperance Hill Vineyard" Willamette Valley 2002 Deep garnet color. Sea Smoke "Botella" Santa Rita Hills 2004. | SLAKED OCTOBER 26, 2008 2004 St. Innocent Pinot Noir "Temperance Hill Vineyard" Dark garnet color. Muted nose of limestone and dried cherries. Bright acidity on the palate with ripe cranberry and chalk on the finish. It's very good, but I can't recommend this, because even though I have pleaded with Mark Vlossak (St. | | | | | | | | | -
SLAKED | SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2008 Wine Spectator's California Wine Experience Audrey, reading Wine Spectator in Lake Tahoe, Spring 2008) So it was with glee and trepidation that I ordered one ticket for the California Wine Experience at the Marriot in NYC - but mostly glee. Araujo Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley "Eisele Vineyard" 2005 * Smoky garnet color. This year, the 2004 was underwhelming. Very fine. MORE >>
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